Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Wednesday, March 20, 2002 11:53 PM 9/11 Fund Exclusion of Gays Dear Mr. Zwick: I am saddened but not surprised to learn that some of America's fallen heroes are regarded as worth less than others, and that the loved ones and survivors of the former group of heroes are regarded as not worthy of respect and consideration in their suffering. You uphold discrimination against gay men and lesbians who are American citizens on the grounds that such is the states' law, but you are willing to bend the rules when it comes to illegal immigrants. Those who lost loved ones in the tragedy of 9/11 do not feel any less suffering or emptiness or hardship because the lost one was of the same sex. Please remember the lessons which 9/11 taught our nation, of strength and courage, of hope and renewal, of coming together as Americans beyond all differences and divisions. Don't allow bigotry and prejudice to excuse this injustice. Give the survivors and families of *all* 9/11 victims, whether gay, lesbian, or heterosexual, their rightful benefits. We have been saying, "United we stand." Let's live up to that. Thank you. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-20 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojR002456.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-20